Hymettian marble
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Descripción
A bluish white marble with bands of parallel gray lines that originates from Mount Hymettus, near Athens, Greece. It can sometimes be slightly green in color, due to the presence of tiny veins of talc and it gives off a fetid odor when sawn or rubbed which is why it is sometimes called onion marble or marmor cipolla. Hymettian marble was often used for both pagan and Christian sarcophagi.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- Hymettisch marmer [nl]
- mármol de Hymettus [es]
- greco rigato [en]
- marble, Hymettian [en]
- marmor cipolla [en]
- marmor Hymmetium [en]
- marmor imezio [en]
- onion marble [en]